Posts Tagged ‘collaborative practice agreement’
Will Pharmacists be able to Test for the Flu?
With flu cases reportedly quadrupling this year as compared to 2017, Florida lawmakers proposed a bill that would give Florida pharmacists the ability to perform the rapid flu test and have a diagnosis in approximately 15 minutes. Florida House Bill 431, if passed, would take some of the burden off doctors as patients who suspect…
Read MoreColorado Pharmacists Prescribing Contraceptives Under a New Statewide Protocol
Under a new statewide protocol based on Senate Bill 16-135, only Colorado-licensed pharmacists that have completed an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited educational training program related to the prescribing of contraceptives by a pharmacist, may dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and oral hormone contraceptives to patients who are at least 18 years of age. Additionally,…
Read MoreColorado Pharmacists Can Prescribe Contraception
With the passage of Colorado SB 16-135, which allows the Boards of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medicine to collaborate on statewide protocols to address public health needs and improve patient outcomes, Colorado becomes the third state to authorize pharmacists to prescribe oral contraception. Once trained, qualified pharmacists will screen all patients seeking pharmacist-prescribed contraception for potential…
Read MoreOhio Pharmacy Law: Expanding the Powers of the Pharmacist
Ohio House Bill 188 (HB 188), which passed last year, greatly expands the role of the Ohio pharmacist by streamlining the collaborative practice agreement paperwork and allowing physicians to enter into an agreement with multiple pharmacists to manage drug therapy for their patients. Under an Ohio collaborative practice agreement, pharmacists can order blood or urine…
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